Handsaw



Patented Sept. 6, 1927..

UNiTED lSTATES WILLIAM LoUIsJAcQUEs, OFCENTRAL FALLS, RHODE ISLAND.

HANDSAW.

Application led March 5 1926. Serial No. 92,495..

My invention has reference to an improve-` ment in saws and more particularly to an improvement in handsaws for sawing wood, as shown in'my United States Patent No. 1,381,997, for a-handsaw, granted to me une 21, 1921. y f

The object of my invention is to improve the construction of'my previous'handsaw, whereby the handleof the handsaw is greatly improved by having L-shaped metal plates which form a try-square on each side of the saw blade, said metal plates extending over and onto theoutside of the handle, and rivets extending through the metal plates and handle.

My invention consists in the peculiar and novel construction of the'handle of a hand` saw, said handsaw handle having-details ofk .construction as will be more fully 'set Iforth hereinafter and claimed. l

Fig'. 1i`s a right-hand. sideV view of my improved handsaw showingk a right-angle raised heel on the handle with the saw bladeV laid flat on a rafter; n

Fig. 2 is a top edge view of the handsaw on the rafter; y

Fig. 3 is a left-hand side view of the handsawv showin the saw blade laid at on the rafter anc the endof the saw blade broken away; and Y F ig. A is an enlarged sectional View through the handle and part of the saw fhlade, taken on line4-4 of Fig. 1 and showing the L-shaped plates extending over the outside of the handle and that both of the right-angle heels of the plates are inthe same positions on the saw blade. In the drawing 5 indicates a saw handle and 6 a saw blade having a straight back edge 7 ;'8 indicates the right-hand sidev and 9 the left-hand side of the handle 5; and 10 indicates the right-hand side and 11 the left-'hand side of the saw blade 6. Each side of the handle 5 has 'a straight raised metal heel 12 on the saw blade 6, at right angles tothe straight back edge 7 of the saw blade 6. The heels 12 terminate yin corners 13 and 141 which are easily seen through. a sight opening 15 in the saw blade- 6. The handle 5 is of wood and the straight raised heels .12 are of an L-.shaped metal construction, as

shown. They are fitted to the wood handle and the whole secured to' the saw blade6 by` rivets 16, which` extend through the long arms of the plates as shown in Figs. 1, 3 and 4l. On the right-hand side 10 of the saw` blade 6 are scales 17 and 18 and on the lefthand side 11 of the saw blade 6 are scales 19, 20, 21y and 22. l The-scale 17 consisting of lines and numerals, has the letterI-I for hip and the letters I-I. L. C'. for hip level out;

- andthe scale 18 consisting of lines and numerals, has the letter R for rafter and the letters R. L. C. for rafter level cut.- `The scale 19 consisting of lines and numerals, has the letters H. B. C. for hip bevel cut; the scale`4 2O consisting of lines and numerals, `has the letters H. P. C. for hip plum cut; the scale 2 1V consisting of lines and numerals, has the letters R. P. C. for rafter plum cut; and the scale 22 also consisting of lines and numerals, has the letters R. B. C. for rafter bevel cut, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3.

n By the use of my improved carpentersl handsaw, the saw'may be used as a handsaw and as a ,try-square, and the wood handle is greatly improved and strengthened.

Having thus described my invention I claim as new A handsaw having a wood handle and va saw blade extending into the wood handle, said wood handle havingv L-shaped outside metal reinforcing plates, the short arm of each L-shaped plate contacting with the saw blade and the long arm of each L-shaped plate overlapping the wood handle, the short f arm of each L-shaped plate forming straight raised metal heels and the long arm of each L-shaped plate forming metal plates on the outside of the wood handle,the outside metal plates extending to the opening in the handle, and means consisting of rivets which extend lthrough the outside metal plates, the' wood handle and the saw blade, forthe purpose as described.

' In'testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specication.

WILLIAM LOUIS JACQUES. 

